Feedback 👐 Day 13 - Networking Advent Calendar
The Networking Advent Calendar is a 24-day long training program to build your networking muscles (and your network)! Not sure why you should do this? Missed Day 1? Read more here.
Day 13: Ask 3 people for feedback on your personal project
When we talk about networking, people usually think of as asking for big favors like finding a job or signing a deal. But great networkers can have productive interactions at any level. Asking someone for a referral or even a virtual coffee is a lot at once, so why not start with something simple like feedback? We all love to give our opinion on things.
On Day 12, we spoke about sharing your personal project publicly. Today’s task is about using the personal project as an opportunity to gain valuable insights and feedback from people you look up to in your industry. You can write a simple message like:
Hi Zoe,
I’ve been following you and your work on design, love your project on X!
I’m a UX designer trying to brush up my skills on Y. Would you mind giving me some feedback on this project I recently worked on?
Thanks a lot in advance,
Annie
There’s always the chance that they might not be able to see your message or respond, but even if only 1 out of the 3 people you reach out to provide you with insightful feedback, you can already learn much more.
Are these networking exercises helpful? Any feedback for me? Looking forward to hearing from you!